Dreamliner in Houston

By Photos by Karen Warren and Eric Kayne

on November 4, 2012 3:00 PM

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United Airlines - the North American launch customer for the Boeing 787 -prepares to take off before it flies its first scheduled commercial 787 flight from Houston to Chicago, with more than 200 customers on board Nov. 4, 2012 in Houston at Bush International Airport. less

United Airlines - the North American launch customer for the Boeing 787 -prepares to take off before it flies its first scheduled commercial 787 flight from Houston to Chicago, with more than 200 customers on ... more

Photo: Eric Kayne

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1st officer Cpt. Cliff Pittman talks to the media as United Airlines - the North American launch customer for the Boeing 787 -prepared to fly its first scheduled commercial 787 flight from Houston to Chicago, with more than 200 customers on board Nov. 4, 2012 in Houston at Bush International Airport. less

1st officer Cpt. Cliff Pittman talks to the media as United Airlines - the North American launch customer for the Boeing 787 -prepared to fly its first scheduled commercial 787 flight from Houston to Chicago, ... more

United Airlines - the North American launch customer for the Boeing 787 -flew its first scheduled commercial 787 flight from Houston to Chicago, with more than 200 customers on board Nov. 4, 2012 in Houston at Bush International Airport. less

United Airlines - the North American launch customer for the Boeing 787 -flew its first scheduled commercial 787 flight from Houston to Chicago, with more than 200 customers on board Nov. 4, 2012 in Houston at ... more

Photo: Eric Kayne

United Airlines - the North American launch customer for the Boeing... Photo-3687859.49830 - Houston Chronicle

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United Airlines - the North American launch customer for the Boeing 787 -prepares to take off before it flies its first scheduled commercial 787 flight from Houston to Chicago, with more than 200 customers on board Nov. 4, 2012 in Houston at Bush International Airport. less

United Airlines - the North American launch customer for the Boeing 787 -prepares to take off before it flies its first scheduled commercial 787 flight from Houston to Chicago, with more than 200 customers on ... more

Photo: Eric Kayne

United Airlines - the North American launch customer for the Boeing... Photo-3687849.49830 - Houston Chronicle

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Inside a Boeing 787's cabin as United Airlines - the North American launch customer for the Boeing 787 -flew its first scheduled commercial 787 flight from Houston to Chicago, with more than 200 customers on board Nov. 4, 2012 in Houston at Bush International Airport. less

Inside a Boeing 787's cabin as United Airlines - the North American launch customer for the Boeing 787 -flew its first scheduled commercial 787 flight from Houston to Chicago, with more than 200 customers on ... more

1st officer Cpt. Cliff Pittman talks to the media inside the cockpit as United Airlines - the North American launch customer for the Boeing 787 -prepared to fly its first scheduled commercial 787 flight from Houston to Chicago, with more than 200 customers on board Nov. 4, 2012 in Houston at Bush International Airport. less

1st officer Cpt. Cliff Pittman talks to the media inside the cockpit as United Airlines - the North American launch customer for the Boeing 787 -prepared to fly its first scheduled commercial 787 flight from ... more

Inside a Boeing 787's cabin as United Airlines - the North American launch customer for the Boeing 787 -flew its first scheduled commercial 787 flight from Houston to Chicago, with more than 200 customers on board Nov. 4, 2012 in Houston at Bush International Airport. less

Inside a Boeing 787's cabin as United Airlines - the North American launch customer for the Boeing 787 -flew its first scheduled commercial 787 flight from Houston to Chicago, with more than 200 customers on ... more

1st officer Cpt. Cliff Pittman talks to the media as United Airlines - the North American launch customer for the Boeing 787 -prepared to fly its first scheduled commercial 787 flight from Houston to Chicago, with more than 200 customers on board Nov. 4, 2012 in Houston at Bush International Airport. less

1st officer Cpt. Cliff Pittman talks to the media as United Airlines - the North American launch customer for the Boeing 787 -prepared to fly its first scheduled commercial 787 flight from Houston to Chicago, ... more

Touchscreen entertainment on the seatbacks are displayed inside the cabin as United Airlines - the North American launch customer for the Boeing 787 -flew its first scheduled commercial 787 flight from Houston to Chicago, with more than 200 customers on board Nov. 4, 2012 in Houston at Bush International Airport. less

Touchscreen entertainment on the seatbacks are displayed inside the cabin as United Airlines - the North American launch customer for the Boeing 787 -flew its first scheduled commercial 787 flight from Houston ... more

A customer poses for a picture as United Airlines - the North American launch customer for the Boeing 787 -flew its first scheduled commercial 787 flight from Houston to Chicago, with more than 200 customers on board Nov. 4, 2012 in Houston at Bush International Airport. less

A customer poses for a picture as United Airlines - the North American launch customer for the Boeing 787 -flew its first scheduled commercial 787 flight from Houston to Chicago, with more than 200 customers on ... more

Photo: Eric Kayne

A customer poses for a picture as United Airlines - the North... Photo-3687848.49830 - Houston Chronicle

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Jeff Smisek, CEO of United Airlines helps cut the ribbon for the inaugural flight of United's Boeing 787 before it flew its first scheduled commercial flight from Houston to Chicago, with more than 200 customers on board Nov. 4, 2012 in Houston at Bush International Airport. less

Jeff Smisek, CEO of United Airlines helps cut the ribbon for the inaugural flight of United's Boeing 787 before it flew its first scheduled commercial flight from Houston to Chicago, with more than 200 ... more

Jeffrey Hayzlett boards the plane as United Airlines - the North American launch customer for the Boeing 787 -flew its first scheduled commercial 787 flight from Houston to Chicago, with more than 200 customers on board Nov. 4, 2012 in Houston at Bush International Airport. less

Jeffrey Hayzlett boards the plane as United Airlines - the North American launch customer for the Boeing 787 -flew its first scheduled commercial 787 flight from Houston to Chicago, with more than 200 customers ... more

United Airlines - the North American launch customer for the Boeing 787 -flew its first scheduled commercial 787 flight from Houston to Chicago, with more than 200 customers on board Nov. 4, 2012 in Houston at Bush International Airport. less

United Airlines - the North American launch customer for the Boeing 787 -flew its first scheduled commercial 787 flight from Houston to Chicago, with more than 200 customers on board Nov. 4, 2012 in Houston at ... more

Photo: Eric Kayne

United Airlines - the North American launch customer for the Boeing... Photo-3687851.49830 - Houston Chronicle

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Passengers board the plane as United Airlines - the North American launch customer for the Boeing 787 -flew its first scheduled commercial 787 flight from Houston to Chicago, with more than 200 customers on board Nov. 4, 2012 in Houston at Bush International Airport. less

Passengers board the plane as United Airlines - the North American launch customer for the Boeing 787 -flew its first scheduled commercial 787 flight from Houston to Chicago, with more than 200 customers on ... more

Photo: Eric Kayne

Passengers board the plane as United Airlines - the North American... Photo-3687846.49830 - Houston Chronicle

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Jennifer Curry stands on a stage holding a ticket to fly as United Airlines - the North American launch customer for the Boeing 787 -flew its first scheduled commercial 787 flight from Houston to Chicago, with more than 200 customers on board Nov. 4, 2012 in Houston at Bush International Airport. Curry is a United employee based at Dulles International Airport in Washington, DC. less

Jennifer Curry stands on a stage holding a ticket to fly as United Airlines - the North American launch customer for the Boeing 787 -flew its first scheduled commercial 787 flight from Houston to Chicago, with ... more

Paul Stevens, a United employee, holds his son, Patrick, 6, up to touch the belly of United's first Boeing 787 Dreamliner after it touched down at Bush Intercontinental Airport, Friday, Sept. 28, 2012, in Houston. less

Paul Stevens, a United employee, holds his son, Patrick, 6, up to touch the belly of United's first Boeing 787 Dreamliner after it touched down at Bush Intercontinental Airport, Friday, Sept. 28, 2012, in ... more

Captain Dave Lundy, left, and Captain Niels Olufsen, right, stand in the hanger next to their United Boeing 787 Dreamliner after they touched down at Bush Intercontinental Airport, Friday, Sept. 28, 2012, in Houston. less

Captain Dave Lundy, left, and Captain Niels Olufsen, right, stand in the hanger next to their United Boeing 787 Dreamliner after they touched down at Bush Intercontinental Airport, Friday, Sept. 28, 2012, in ... more

United Airlines - the North American launch customer for the Boeing 787 -flew its first scheduled commercial 787 flight from Houston to Chicago, with more than 200 customers on board Nov. 4, 2012 in Houston at Bush International Airport. less

United Airlines - the North American launch customer for the Boeing 787 -flew its first scheduled commercial 787 flight from Houston to Chicago, with more than 200 customers on board Nov. 4, 2012 in Houston at ... more

Photo: Eric Kayne

United Airlines - the North American launch customer for the Boeing... Photo-3687858.49830 - Houston Chronicle